Description
Crafted zones can lead to increased resource usage and crafted CNAME chains can lead to cache poisoning in Recursor.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
0.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-770
Status
published
Products (4)
PowerDNS/Recursor
5.1.0 - 5.1.10
powerdns/recursor
5.1.0 - 5.1.10
PowerDNS/Recursor
5.2.0 - 5.2.8
PowerDNS/Recursor
5.3.0 - 5.3.5
Published
Feb 09, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026